Just a few hours into Italian Grand Prix media day, in rival Ferrari’s backyard, Mercedes dropped the news the Formula 1 paddock has long been expecting – Lewis Hamilton has signed a new deal to race on with the team beyond the end of the season – and that his team mate George Russell would be sticking around too.
F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto explains why the Silver Arrows opted to stick rather than twist.
READ MORE: Hamilton signs new two-year Mercedes deal to end speculation over F1 future
Next Up
Related Articles
BettingOur top tips for in-race Spanish Grand Prix betting/16x9%20single%20image%20-%202026-09-11T184039.405.webp)
Russell shares ‘big question mark’ facing drivers in Spain
Formula 1's Spanish football connections/GettyImages-2294723140.webp)
What the teams learned about the Madring after day 1 of running/GettyImages-2294215166.webp)
Lindblad highlights positives despite FP2 crash in Spain
What the teams said – Friday in Spain